Mfam Surname

262,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mfam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mfam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2211:145,0809,240
Cameroon2681:77,4979,544
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mfam (255) may also be a first name.

Mfam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mfam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mfam is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 262,012th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,868,100 people. The surname Mfam is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfam live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mfam is also the 557,860th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 255 people.

Mfam is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,221 people, or 1 in 145,080. In Nigeria Mfam is most frequent in: Cross River, where 91 percent are found, Rivers, where 2 percent are found and Benue, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfame8913/
Mfamd891/
Mfaam891/
Mfaume8031,727/
Nfam75517/
Mfom75428/
Mfan7564/
Mfoum67867/
Mfane6794/
Mfain6761/
Mfome6742/
Mfang6728/
Mpham674/
Mfomg671/
Nfaum671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mfam
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